A selection of Lord Turnberg's votes

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• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Palestinians: Health Services 4 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 January (HL12583), what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by the World Health Organisation Monthly Report December 2017: Health Access for Referral Patients from the Gaza Strip, published on 7 February 2018, that more than 13,000 Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza for medical...

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Palestinians: Health Services 4 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 January (HL12583), what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority about (1) its responsibility to pay for the medical care of patients from Gaza treated in Israel, and (2) the limitations it has placed on exit permits for patients from Gaza to receive medical treatment in Israel.

• NHS Long Term Plan - Motion to Take Note 31 Jan 2019

  My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt on a brilliant speech. I strongly agree with him that the long-term plan is heavy on admirable aspirations but short on implementation in at least three areas: public health, social care and the workforce—I shall focus on just public health and the workforce. In public health, everyone agrees that our biggest challenges are smoking,...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 9 May 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: President, British Society of Gastroenterlogy (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee (25 May 2016 to 5 Apr 2017)
• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee (16 May 2013 to 25 Feb 2014)
• Member, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee) (9 May 2007 to 8 Aug 2007)
• Member, Committee on the Assisted Dying for the terminally ill Bill (30 Nov 2004 to 7 Apr 2005)
• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (22 Jul 2004 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (28 Jun 2001 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (26 Jun 2001 to 1 Dec 2004)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (6 Dec 2000 to 18 Nov 2004)

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Turnberg’s speeches
• Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 49.86% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 225 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)